Rabbi David Sofian, Temple Israel’s senior rabbi from 2003 until his retirement in 2015, will teach the course, 20th-Century Jewish Philosophers, Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 14, 21, 28, and Oct. 5 at the temple. The class will explore the main ideas of Milton Steinberg, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Buber,

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Temple Israel President Lisa Pierce announced that the congregation will hire an interim rabbi for a year following the retirement of its senior rabbi, David M. Sofian, on June 30, 2015. “After much deliberation, and based on the recommendation of CCAR (the Central

By Rabbi David M. Sofian, Temple Israel According to Snopes.com what will soon happen has never happened before and will never happen again. What’s that? Only on Nov. 28, 2013 will the first day of Chanukah coincide with Thanksgiving. This is because the latest Thanksgiving can be — set on the

By Rabbi David M. Sofian, Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer First of all, let me wish everyone — one last time — a happy and healthy new year. With the completion of Simchat Torah we find our weekly Torah readings bringing us back to the